CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand - There's a happy ending in store for a baby in the center of an international controversy.

An Australian couple hired a woman in Thailand to carry their baby. The women ended up with twins, and when it was revealed the boy twin had Down syndrome, the parents said they didn't want him, and the surrogate mother was left with crippling medical bills. But now things are looking up.

Being born with a heart defect hasn't stopped little Gammy from capturing the love of perfect strangers.

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) holds with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) plays with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (back) plays with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) kiss her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI (Photo credit should read NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) holds her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) holds her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (C) gives a traditional greeting to the media during a press conference at the Samitivej hospital in Sriracha district, Chonburi province on August 5, 2014. The Thai surrogate mother of a baby born with Down Syndrome vowed on August 4 to "never abandon" him after the Australian parents reportedly refused to care for the child, sparking a moral debate and a cascade of donations for the boy's medical care. AFP PHOTO / PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL (Photo credit should read PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images) (Photo: PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) holds her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) plays with her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (L) holds her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua (C) holds her baby Gammy, born with Down Syndrome, as a relative (L) holds up a mobile phone to her ear at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua wipes her eye during an interview at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)

Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua reacts to a question during an interview at the Samitivej hospital, Sriracha district in Chonburi province on August 4, 2014. The surrogate mother of a baby reportedly abandoned by his Australian parents in Thailand because he has Down Syndrome was a "saint" and "absolute hero", Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said. (Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI AFP/Getty Images)